Connector

Abstract

Provided is a connector comprising a plurality of rows of contacts and minimized in a front-rear direction. A first contact 30 positioned in an upper-row has a special shape constituted by a held portion 32 held by a housing 20 , a connection portion 33 extending in a width direction from a rear end of the held portion 32 , a first bent portion 35 extending from a front end of the connection portion 33 and being bent downward, and a first contact portion 36 extending downward from the first bent portion 35 . A second contact 40 positioned in a lower-row has an L-shape. A second contact portion 44 of the second contact 40 is positioned obliquely rearward of the first contact portion 36 of the first contact 30.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A connector comprising:
 a housing; 
 a plurality of first contacts, each of which comprises a first held portion held by the housing, a connection portion extending in the width direction from a rear end of the first held portion, a first bent portion extending from a front end of the connection portion and being bent downward, and a first contact portion extending downward from the first bent portion; 
 a plurality of second contacts, each of which comprises a second held portion held by the housing and positioned lower than the first held portion, a second bent portion extending from a rear end of the second held portion and bent downward, and a second contact portion extending downward from the second bent portion, the second contact portion being positioned obliquely rearward of the first contact portion; and 
 wherein the housing has a rear surface, the first contact portion being positioned forward of the rear surface, the second contact portion being positioned rearward of the rear surface. 
 
     
     
       2. The connector as recited in  claim 1 , wherein:
 the connector comprises two of the first contacts and two of the secondcontacts; 
 each of the connection portions of the first contacts extends outward of the rear end of the first held portion; and 
 the first contact portions are positioned outside of two of the second contact portions in the width direction. 
 
     
     
       3. The connector as recited in  claim 1 , wherein:
 the first contact is obtained by processing a blank member having an angular U-shape; 
 the blank member has the first held portion, the connection portion, and a processed portion extending in parallel with the first held portion from the front end of the connection portion; and 
 a bending-process is carried out for the processed portion so that the first bent portion is formed and the first contact portion is directed downward. 
 
     
     
       4. The connector as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the housing has a slit formed on the rear surface, the slit being recessed forward and extending downward, the first contact portion extending downward of the housing through the slit. 
     
     
       5. The connector as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the housing further has a side surface and a recessed portion, the recessed portion being recessed inward of the side surface and forward of the rear surface and, the first contact portion extending downward of the housing through the recessed portion, the first contact portion positioned in the recessed portion being visible in the width direction.